Author · born 1983
Mark Oshiro
Mark Oshiro (born 1983) is a Latinx American author. Born in Los Angeles.
Our catalogue lists 3 books by Mark Oshiro, mostly queer fantasy, LGBTQ+ young adult fiction and mythic fiction. They span 2020 to 2025. The most-read is The Sun and the Star (2023).
Books by Mark Oshiro
The Sun and the Star
Rick Riordan, Mark Oshiro
The Court of the Dead
Rick Riordan, Mark Oshiro
Each of Us a Desert
Mark Oshiro
Awards
- ✦Locus Awards 2024 — Best Young Adult Book, Into the Light (nominee)
- ✦Ignyte Awards 2024 — Best in Middle Grade, The Sun and the Star (nominee)
- ✦Ignyte Awards 2023 — Best in Middle Grade, You Only Live Once, David Bravo (nominee)
- ✦Ignyte Awards 2022 — Best in Middle Grade, The Insiders (nominee)
Biography
Mark Oshiro (they/them) is the award-winning author of the young adult books ANGER IS A GIFT (2019 Schneider Family Book Award), EACH OF US A DESERT, and INTO THE LIGHT, as well as their middle grade books THE INSIDERS, YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE, DAVID BRAVO, and STAR WARS HUNTERS: BATTLE FOR THE ARENA. They are also the co-author (with Rick Riordan) of THE SUN AND THE STAR: A NICO DI ANGELO ADVENTURE. When not writing, they are trying to pet every dog in the world. Mark is based in Atlanta, GA. [source](https://www.markoshiro.com/about)